DURHAM — One scare from Boston College was enough for Duke’s men’s basketball team.

The Blue Devils left no doubt about Sunday afternoon’s game, bashing the visiting Eagles 89-68 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

“That first four minutes, Coach (Mike Krzyzewski) was a little angry at us,” Duke forward Mason Plumlee said. “Then we picked it up. It started with our defense.”

By the end, the Blue Devils had put all sorts of offense on display, too. Five players scored in double figures, led by freshman guard Rasheed Sulaimon’s season-high 27 points.

The second-place Blue Devils (24-3 overall, 11-3 ACC), who’ve won eight of their last nine games, remain within striking distance of the top spot in the league.

Duke trails first-place Miami by two games in the standings with four games remaining for each team. They meet Saturday night in Durham.

To make it a race, the Blue Devils needed to conquer Boston College for the second time in two weeks. On Feb. 10, they escaped with a 62-61 victory in Boston.

This one was different from the early stages.

“We got the crowd in the game,” Duke guard Seth Curry said. “Got up and down and got easy shots.”

Plumlee provided 19 points and 15 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the season. Teammates Amile Jefferson with 15 points, Quinn Cook with 12 points and Curry with 11 rounded out the key scoring.

“We’re a team with a lot of scorers so you can’t just focus on one guy,” Plumlee said.

Sulaimon, who had 15 first-half points, and classmate Jefferson combined to shoot 15 of 22 from the field.

“I like the way my two freshmen really finished,” Krzyzewski said. “It’s a sign of growth.”

Boston College (12-15, 4-10), which hasn’t won back-to-back games since December, was unable to build on Tuesday night’s victory against Maryland even though Ryan Anderson scored 23 points. The Eagles have lost six consecutive road games.

It took Duke less than eight minutes to create a double-digit lead. The Blue Devils raced to a 29-point first-half advantage, shooting 62.1 percent (18 of 29) from the field. Boston College’s 13 first-half turnovers were more than in any full game in its previous five outings.

-- FREE THROWS ...: Plumlee’s first rebound Sunday gave the senior 1,000 for his career. He’s the ninth player in school history with at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. ... It was the 15th time this season that four Duke starters scored in double figures. … Boston College guard Olivier Hanlan is the ACC’s top scoring freshman, averaging 14.5 points per game. He didn’t score in the first 14 minutes, finishing with 12 points. … Boston College is 0-7 all-time at Duke, though the Eagles hadn’t visited since January 2011.